I’ve never been a fan of the late-night variety shows, but I gotta think this is a pretty sweet way to send off your show. Of course, the 35 mil probably helps too…
http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/348581310/will-ferrell-beck-ben-harper-play-free-bird-w
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/sports/football/20labor.xml
Hmmmmm - things could get interesting. Especially if it leads to strike/lockout in ‘11. Can’t imagine one (or both) sides being stupid enough to kill the golden goosed, but we said that about MLB in ‘94, too…
[Ed. note: This is actually a Gonzo rant - but he’s too lazy to use this site, so I posted it here for him… he’s welcome.]
Who in their right mind on-side kicks there? Seriously? What a colossally bad decision. Of course, there was NO guarantee that even if Chargers got in FG range Kaeting was going to make it, given his fuck ups all day long. But how could Turner not try to put his team in the best possible field position by kicking off????
The only thing I can think of - and this is quite a stretch - was maybe he thought a kickoff and run back might bring it down to the 2 minute warning? If that happened, game was just about over, with SD only able to stop clock 1 more time and Jets would have had 3 plays. BUT, even if that was his thought process, then just go ahead and purposely kick the ball out of bounds - that preserves the clock and pushes Jets 20+ more yards down field.
What a fucking idiot..
Carl